The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies Contributing to Regional Security Capacity-building
Abstract
In 2006, the Deputy Commander of U.S. Central Command, Vice Admiral David Nichols, USN, traveled to Pakistan, a key ally in the war on terror, for meetings with the Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence. Whatever apprehension he may have had regarding his ability to tackle critical issues vanished when he discovered that his Pakistani counterpart, Major General Muhammad Mustafa Khan, the Director General for Analysis and Foreign Relations, was a friend and fellow alumnus of a course on Transnational Security Cooperation held at the Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies (APCSS) in 2001. The meeting turned into not only a reunion, but also an occasion to advance a mutually beneficial agenda. The enabler was a relaxed relationship of mutual trust and a transparent framework for collaborative dialogue developed in 1 week at APCSS. In this case and countless others, a shared learning experience played a key role in contributing to a special relationship, a common knowledge starting point, easily accessible teaming skills, and an expanded network of key security practitioners capable of working together to prevent or mitigate crises in the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2007
- Accession Number
- ADA516811
Entities
People
- Bryan D. Greenstein
Organizations
- National Defense University